In the limited number of weeks that I have been writing this column the movies I have chosen to while away my Sunday afternoons with have been selected with great care. Some days I required something inspiring to soothe my aching soul; on other days I needed something friendly and familiar to soothe my aching [...]
This week I had been playing catch up, no matter how many hours in the day there are you just can’t get it all done. I narrowly made this week’ entry in the Christmas Movie Challenge and watched a film so easy going you barely knew it was there. I just didn’t have it in [...]
The summer of 1999 holds a special place in my heart, I had started working at a cinema, everybody was highly anticipating the release of The Matrix, Notting Hill had been a huge success, Cruel Intentions reworked a classic for the modern world and George Lucas opted to destroy his legacy with the first of [...]
After John Badham’s The Hard Way last Sunday, I was keen to revisit another of his lighthearted action adventures. As we established last week, there are plenty in the Badham back catalogue to chose from. Scanning through my DVD collection I spotted both the Stakeout movies, and before I knew what happened my brain had [...]
Director John Badham was once a formidable force behind the camera; Saturday Night Fever, War Games, American Flyers, Short Circuit, Bird on a Wire, Stakeout and it’s toned down sequel. Currently he’s semi retired and occasionally directs the odd episode of Psych, he hasn’t helmed a movie for over a decade. Back in 1991 Badham cast [...]
